Associate - Leadership Advisory Services

Practice and role

Client-facing work

• Support business development, prepare pitch presentations, and participate in new-business pitches and stakeholder calls.
• Develop client communications, engagement plans, position descriptions, capability models, interview guides, and deliverables.
• Administer cultural assessment tools and conduct structured executive interviews and 360 referencing interviews.
• Synthesize multi-method assessment data and prepare integrated reports on strengths, potential, and development priorities.
• Contribute to client presentations and meetings to communicate organizational, cultural, strategic, and assessment findings.
• Draft executive feedback reports and support feedback sessions and customized development plans.

Engagement and practice work

• Help plan and manage engagement lifecycles, anticipate timelines and next steps, and communicate progress to clients and teams.
• Coordinate with colleagues and stakeholders across engagements, time zones, and geographies; manage information with attention to detail.
• Improve advisory and assessment products and processes and contribute to practice and firm initiatives.
• Provide feedback on tools, assist in developing assessment tools, analyze processes, and support due diligence where needed.
• Participate in training and product rollouts, engage Search colleagues, and contribute practice knowledge and intellectual capital.

Candidate profile

• At least 3 years in relevant leadership consulting, advisory, or professional services, or at least 5 years in corporate HR management focused on talent development.
• Demonstrated interest in organizational development, organizational psychology, or behavioral psychology.
• Superior business writing, general business acumen, and ability to understand varied business contexts.
• Undergraduate degree from a highly competitive university required; advanced degree preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic; additional languages are advantageous.
• Executive-client interaction or experience is advantageous, not required.

Leadership capabilities